Shirin name meaning

Gender: Girl
Origin: Old Persian and Arabic
Usage: Arabic, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu, Turkish, Persian, Indian, Iranian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Malayalam, Oriya and Tamil
Pronunciation: sh(i)-rin
Meaning: Sweet, Pleasant, Gentle, Delicate, Goddess of Sculpture, Charming, Enchanting, Ploughman and Grass
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What does Shirin mean?

Meaning of Shirin is Sweet, Pleasant, Gentle, Delicate, Goddess of Sculpture, Charming, Enchanting, Ploughman or Grass is originated from Arabic and Old Persian and is aimed at both genders is predominantly used in Norwegian, Marathi, Kannada, Swedish, Gujarati, Turkish, English, Telugu, Danish, Finnish, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Iranian, Arabic, Sindhi, Malayalam and Oriya.

Also Shirin is English form of The Persian Name شیرین Meaning Sweet, Graceful, Delicate.

How do I pronounce Shirin?

The two syllabled name Shirin is pronounced, sh(i)-rin.

Variants of Shirin

Schirin

Names that rhyme with Shirin

How popular is the name Shirin?

Shirin is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1938 and was able to reach the top 4000 names. In 1985, it ranked 3243rd when 27 girls were named Shirin.

Over 726 people have been named Shirin in United States. Shirin is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 20 years of use, it could not make it big.

Over 108 babies in England and Wales have been named Shirin. Also, it is uncommon in France, where it has been in use since 1985 and peaked in 2004 when it ranked 2259th.

During its 21 years of usage in Switzerland, it had made up to just the top 400 girl names. Over 191 babies in Switzerland have been named Shirin.

However things change on global perspective, Shirin is extremely popular in Iran where every 1 in 700 have the name as well as in Bangladesh.

Also the baby name is popular in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, India, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. According to our findings, over 370000 babies have been named Shirin globally.

YearRankBirths
2018621119
2017928011
2016793714
2015563523
2014846213
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Facts

Shirin in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands5012057
Finland00094

What numbers say about Shirin?

You are always in the center of attention because of the unusual lifestyle you lead and life decisions that seem too dangerous to some but inspiring to others. You never settle for less. The people with number 5 as their personality no are active and outgoing. You like to think outside the box and kick the box inside people's face when they tell you how to think or what to do. You aren't born to prove yourself to anyone but yourself.

Go through the following names similar to Shirin

  •  Aarifah - Notably used in Sindhi and Arabic, Aarifah means "Knowing, Women who Recognises (Islam) or Women who Recognizes Islam" is used as a baby girl name
  •  Qasoomah - Notably used in Arabic and Sindhi, Qasoomah means "Poetess Daughter of Ismail Al-yahudi or Poetess" is used as a baby girl name
  •  Mawar - Origin of Mawar is in Malay language is a girl name predominantly used in Arabic and Malay, meaning of Mawar is "Rose"
  •  Marjam - Meaning of Marjam is One who is Merry used for baby girls has its origin in Slavonic is used principally in Swedish and Finnish
  •  Ghaida - Modernistic and Rarefied Ghaida is used dominantly in Arabic and Arabic is a gender insensitive name, Ghaida means "Soft, Young or Young or Delicate"
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Famous people named Shirin

  • Shirin Akiner, Research Associate at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies
  • Shirin Guild, contemporary British Iranian fashion designer
  • Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli, American political scientist
  • Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer
  • Shirin Neshat, Iranian visual artist
  • Shirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra, Mauritius politician and diplomat
  • Shirin, wife of the Sassanid Persian Shahanshah
  • Shirin Soraya in Der fast perfekte Mann as Actress
  • Shirina Sambyal in Ek Thi Daayan as Actress
  • Shirin Oskooi in Livin' on the Edge as
  • Shirine Babb in Need to Know as Actress
  • Shirin David in Fack ju Göhte 2 as Actress
  • Shirin Caiola in The Dark Knight as Actress
  • Shirin Taylor in Extended Rest as Actress
  • Shirin Bina is renowned for her acting in short Maadaraaneh
  • Shirin Banu, from 1939 action, adventure movie Leatherface, who portrayed the Dulari.
  • Shirin Golkar, from 1980 drama flick Sarbaz-e eslam, who portrayed the Zeinab.

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